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A quick definition of judicial stacking:

Judicial stacking is a principle where a court can interpret insurance policies to allow for combining benefits from multiple policies when one policy alone is not enough. This is done to serve the public interest, even if the policies do not explicitly allow for it. It can also refer to a political tactic where a large group is combined with a larger opposition group in the same district to gain an advantage.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Judicial stacking is the principle that allows a court to interpret insurance policies to permit stacking, under certain circumstances, when the policies do not specifically provide for stacking but public policy is best served by permitting it. It is also a gerrymandering technique in which a large political or racial group is combined in the same district with a larger opposition group.

  • Insurance: If a person has two insurance policies that cover the same claim, they may be able to use both policies to obtain benefits. This is known as judicial stacking.
  • Gerrymandering: In a political election, a group of voters who share a common interest or identity may be combined with a larger group of voters who do not share that interest or identity. This is done to dilute the voting power of the smaller group and give an advantage to the larger group.

These examples illustrate how judicial stacking can be used in different contexts. In the case of insurance, it allows individuals to obtain the benefits they need when one policy alone would be inadequate. In the case of gerrymandering, it can be used to manipulate the outcome of an election by combining certain groups of voters in a particular way.

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lawguy we're nearly stats twins :D
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I saw that, and I saw you got the Georgetown interview invite yesterday too! Goodluck!
you too haha, i was super surprised to have received one so early not gonna lie
i heard the group interview is really chill and I'm kinda excited to do it
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Yeah, 7sage has a page that talks about the questions for each schools interview, GULC's seems unique
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ive heard the conversion rate for gulc group interview is pretty high even moreso if you have the stats
it's hard to say but i've also heard that the group interview is harder to get than the alumni interview. but who really knows tbh
im p sure they don't interview everyone and getting one this early should be a great sign!
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Yeah I've heard the same ab the group interview
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So maybe I'll see you in D.C. a year from now lmao
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Anyone going to the UGA zoom thing on the 22nd?
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My bad, 24th*
Idk, what's it for?
@Law-Guy: How'd you get the Vandy fee waiver?
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What does going ur3 in 3 days mean at Uva 😅
that you will get UR2 in 3 more
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somethings gotta give
I’m new. What’s the UR and UR2?
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I already went ur2. It’s the 3rd status date change
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@RustyWrangler: attend one of their virtual info sessions and they'll send you a fee waiver
@Law-Guy: Awesome, thanks! I'll sign up rn!
i'm not entirely sure
They've recently been sending a lot of interview invites
It means status change?
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Someone said there is a wl/r wave coming but how can that even be predicted 😭
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Where?
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